Leon Goretzka planted his head into the chest of Cologne ace Salih Ozcan

Goretzka denied any malice and claimed that it was purely accidental.

He told Sky Sports: “The referee is right next to it. If he had seen aggression, he would have pulled me aside.

“I just want to get up impulsively. I admit that it looks unfortunate. But it was certainly not intentional, I did not want to injure him. My name is not Zinedine Zidane. It is unnecessary to discuss it.”